Randomness

Feeling fatter, got my body fat analyzed and was told I could stand to loose some, 19.6% yes I suppose I could.

Halloween candy, brought it into work in the hopes that all the people there... um here (opps, am I supposed to be working right now?) would eat and save me from binging on excessive empty calories and carbs. I have beer for that! :) No dice it sat outside my office in the computer lab calling to me every time I got up to help someone. I guess the alternative was to have it sit on the counter at home all 5 lbs from Costco and eat it all by myself over a greater time continuum. It is gone now except for a couple tootsie rolls, a couple of those couldn't hurt me...
20.1%???

Have to start Pilate's, this is going to be a home program. I am using up all of time away from the house now with little Miley I am on a shorter leash. Hmmm is that the way it should go?

Puppy kindergarten, she is doing great, I am fumbling with holding her lead, treats in both hand and a clicker while making kissy noises and trying to get her to come even amidst distracting fun puppy's. I think we have the potty training in full forward momentum which is a relief.

Shopping carts. What does a person do when a Safeway shopping cart parallel parks in front of her house? Options:
1. (the not an option) My neighbors have undoubtedly seen it there so rolling to another house is out.
2. Wait several days for someone going to the Church to shower and get soup to claim it as their own. Its been 5days, hasn't happened.
3. Return it to Safeway. The closest Safeway is 36 blocks away I am not too keen on pushing that damn thing back up there.
4. Joy ride. I am on a hill slight hill I could jump in and go for a Jack Ass type whirl.
5. Craigslist or the like. Put a sign on it that say "Free" (it is amazing what people will take with them off the curb if it is free).
6. Call the Safeway manager and ask them to come get their property. I may do this it has got to be good for a little entertainment if nothing else.

Magic Bullets

Just as there are no free lunches there seem to be no magic bullets either at least for me.

Potty training a puppy, consistency, perseverance and sleepless nights. Miley is doing better but she caught a bug and I have spent the last two nights up every 1-2 hours with a puppy rushing to go out and relieve herself in the worst way. At least it has been outside, well mostly. Got to love Natures Miracle for stain and odor removal. So no magic bullet for puppy training, it is work but in the end it is worth it.

Other magic bullets I was so kindly made aware that do not exist are for my back. Injections won't do much is seems and I am not fusing my vertebrae. This leaves me with work. Work to further strengthen my core and work on patients for the natural healing process to continue as I relieve irritation by stabilizing my spine. It is up to me to get better that was the message today. I did get the OK for deep tissue massage and will pick up with my PT again. I will be happy to get stronger and ultimately it should make me a better bike racer (I can hope ;) )

Outside in November!

Got to love the sunshine! What a treat for November. Today I road in and get to ride home at lunch to let out little miss Miley, then ride back to work then home again at 5PM. If it was raining I might not be so anxious to commute twice in the same day. But for my new little gal it is worth the extra trip home.

Spent yesterday doing some yard clean up and mulching, it is amazing how mulch makes the garden look better. Miley spent the afternoon outside helping mostly like a union worker, sitting back and "overseeing" what I was doing.

We started puppy-kindergarten, she did great. She already can sit, sit stay, and come. All for treats of coarse!

Between commuting and spin class I am getting in more hours riding this fall than last. That is a good sign. My back is not improving but I don't expect that it will until there is some kind of intervention medically. I go to the spine doc on Thursday, keeping my fingers crossed that he will have a plan to make it better or more manageable. Sleeping is interrupted every night because of pain. Maybe the Temporpedic bed is in order, although I can't afford one now with vet bills and dog food. Oh well, I wouldn't trade my Miley.